{"id":5158,"date":"2011-08-11T06:32:54","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T14:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/wordpress\/?p=5158"},"modified":"2011-08-12T10:31:03","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T18:31:03","slug":"this-experience-must-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/?p=5158","title":{"rendered":"This Experience Must Come"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha . . . saw him no more \u20142 Kings 2:11-12<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

It is not wrong for you to depend on your \u201cElijah\u201d for as long as God gives him to you. But remember that the time will come when he must leave and will no longer be your guide and your leader, because God does not intend for him to stay. Even the thought of that causes you to say, \u201cI cannot continue without my \u2019Elijah.\u2019 \u201d Yet God says you must continue.<\/p>\n

Alone at Your \u201cJordan\u201d<\/strong> (Kings 2:14<\/a>). The Jordan River represents the type of separation where you have no fellowship with anyone else, and where no one else can take your responsibility from you. You now have to put to the test what you learned when you were with your \u201cElijah.\u201d You have been to the Jordan over and over again with Elijah, but now you are facing it alone. There is no use in saying that you cannot go\u2014 the experience is here, and you must go. If you truly want to know whether or not God is the God your faith believes Him to be, then go through your \u201cJordan\u201d alone.<\/p>\n

Alone at Your \u201cJericho\u201d<\/strong> (2 Kings 2:15<\/a>). Jericho represents the place where you have seen your \u201cElijah\u201d do great things. Yet when you come alone to your \u201cJericho,\u201d you have a strong reluctance to take the initiative and trust in God, wanting, instead, for someone else to take it for you. But if you remain true to what you learned while with your \u201cElijah,\u201d you will receive a sign, as Elisha did, that God is with you.<\/p>\n

Alone at Your \u201cBethel\u201d<\/strong> (2 Kings 2:23<\/a>). At your \u201cBethel\u201d you will find yourself at your wits\u2019 end but at the beginning of God\u2019s wisdom. When you come to your wits\u2019 end and feel inclined to panic\u2014 don\u2019t! Stand true to God and He will bring out His truth in a way that will make your life an expression of worship. Put into practice what you learned while with your \u201cElijah\u201d\u2014 use his mantle and pray (see\u00a02 Kings 2:13-14<\/a>). Make a determination to trust in God, and do not even look for Elijah anymore.<\/p>\n

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Aug 11 \u00a0 2011 Journal\u00a0 DJR<\/p>\n

Good Morning, Lord. \u00a0 Today\u2019s message reminds me of the parallels that I find in life about staying the course on a vision. \u00a0 There is an exciting time early on, maybe with an Elijah, or even a group of encouragers. \u00a0 But then they are removed. \u00a0 Maybe go against me or maybe just move on. \u00a0 That is the time of Jordan, Jericho & Bethel. \u00a0 Will I quit or will I hang in there?\u00a0 Will I turn to you alone? \u00a0 Maybe after I hang in there for a while on my own and searching for another Elijah?<\/p>\n

There are many parallels for anyone to observe, if they have an inclination to observe \u2026 eyes to see. \u00a0 When the night comes there are two choices that you tend to make. \u00a0 Buckle down and dig in and dont quit \u2026 but pretty much in your own will power. \u00a0 Better than quitting, and it gets you to the second option, which is giving up and turning to me.\u00a0 \u00a0 The sooner you can get to that place, the better. \u00a0 There can be collateral damage with gritting your teeth and holding on in your own power.<\/em><\/p>\n

Lord help me not give up on the Visions that are from you \u2026 but help me give up sooner on my own power and get to where I\u2019m relying on you alone.\u00a0 How about not even going there to my own power first? \u00a0 I would like that, but it seems that my creative mind (that you gave me) immediately goes to work to \u201csolve\u201d problems\u2026<\/p>\n

I made you that way. \u00a0 It is up to you to bring that creativity to me and we will work together. \u00a0 It will be better and faster. \u00a0 But until you get that perfected, you can expect some Jordans, Jerichos & Bethels. \u00a0 That\u2019s how we get it perfected.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha . . . saw him no more \u20142 Kings 2:11-12 It is not wrong for you to depend on your \u201cElijah\u201d for as long as God gives him to you. But remember that the time will come when he must leave and will no longer […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5158"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5158"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5164,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5158\/revisions\/5164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/co2mannatoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}